Lot 1888
1803. Extra Star BD-5 Rarity 4+. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck and untoned. Some obverse adjustment marks. Of course, any other AU58 coin in existence would by definition have surface marks, so mentioning them may be a waste of space. The type set collector seeking a representative coin of the era will find that issues of 1799, 1800, 1801, or 1803 will be the most likely candidates. Examples are typically found in Very Fine to AU condition. Uncirculated pieces are rare. (Mint State coins have frosty surfaces, unlike the prooflike surfaces of the $10 coins of the mid-1790s
Beginning with coins dated 1797, the Heraldic Eagle reverse (first used in the gold series on the 1796 $2.50, although an anachronistic $5 of 1795 must be mentioned) was paired to the obverse style used earlier. In keeping with silver and other gold denominations of the 1800 period, the reverse was adapted from the Great Seal of the United States. It depicts an eagle with a shield across its breast, holding in its talons a bundle of arrows and an olive branch and in its beak. A ribbon inscribed E PLURIBUS UNUM. A galaxy of stars and an arc of clouds is above. The inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA surrounds. Consistent with the smaller gold coins from this period, there is no mark of denomination or value. Pop 9; 22 finer .
Estimated Value $23,000 - 24,000.
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